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3
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@MIL		2
1
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@OAK		6
5
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@SEA		2
3
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@TEX		11
1
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4
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2
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10
Sunday, September 14, 1997 2:05
, The Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 25,923, Time of Game: 3:09
Twins
11
60-87
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 19½ GB
 at Rangers
1
70-79
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 12½ GB
W: Dan Serafini (2-0)
L: Bobby Witt (11-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           6  0  0   2  1  1   0  1  0   11 21  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1 10  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 3 0 0 1 2 1 .291 .806 31 17 -0.048 0.35 0.003 -0.051 0.2 1 1
   Denny Hocking PR-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .691 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 2
Brent Brede RF 6 1 2 1 0 2 .291 .776 19 13 0.001 0.25 0.025 -0.024 -1.1 3 0 2B
Marty Cordova LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .235 .687 22 16 0.052 0.26 0.052 0.000 1.5 3 0 SB
   Chris Latham PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 3 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Scott Stahoviak DH 6 1 2 1 0 1 .230 .715 16 13 0.069 0.42 0.086 -0.017 -0.1
David Ortiz 1B 4 3 3 2 2 0 .412 1.180 23 12 0.080 0.38 0.088 -0.008 3.6 7 0 HR,2B
Damian Miller C 5 1 3 2 0 1 .277 .642 13 9 0.093 0.47 0.101 -0.008 1.4 3 0
   Javier Valentin C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Todd Walker 3B 5 1 1 3 1 0 .206 .589 24 16 0.116 0.25 0.124 -0.009 -0.9 0 1 HR,2·GDP
Pat Meares SS 5 1 4 0 0 0 .274 .726 19 13 0.020 0.11 0.020 0.000 1.5 4 3
Rich Becker CF-LF 5 1 3 0 0 2 .265 .757 23 15 0.013 0.16 0.023 -0.010 0.7 3 0
Dan Serafini P
   Todd Ritchie P 1
Team Totals 47 11 21 11 5 7 .447 1.117 196 128 0.396 0.28 0.522 -0.127 5.8 27 8
2B: D Ortiz (2, off B Eversgerd); B Brede (9, off T Clark).
HR: T Walker (2, off B Witt; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Ortiz (1, off J Santana; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: D Ortiz 7; T Walker 4; P Meares 4; R Becker 3; B Brede 3; M Cordova 3; D Miller 3; S Stahoviak 2.
GIDP: T Walker 2 (4).
RBI: T Walker 3 (11); D Miller 2 (8); D Ortiz 2 (3); C Knoblauch (55); S Stahoviak (29); M Cordova (42); B Brede (18).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz 2; C Knoblauch; B Brede.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 7 for 21.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Hocking; C Knoblauch-P Meares-D Ortiz; D Hocking-P Meares-D Ortiz.
Baserunning
SB: M Cordova (4, 2nd base off J Santana/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Damon Buford CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .613 11 10 -0.042 0.28 0.000 -0.042 -2.8 4 0
Tom Goodwin LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .257 .642 15 5 0.012 0.22 0.018 -0.006 0.2 2 0
   Hanley Frias 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 2
Ivan Rodriguez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .846 6 4 -0.032 0.38 0.006 -0.038 -1.1 7 0 GDP
   Marc Sagmoen LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139 .429 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Juan Gonzalez DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .293 .910 15 8 -0.018 0.28 0.002 -0.021 -0.2
   Domingo Cedeno PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .291 .759 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.0 HR
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .246 .682 9 7 -0.005 0.14 0.006 -0.011 -0.2 0 0
Lee Stevens 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .806 12 10 -0.018 0.21 0.000 -0.018 -1.3 3 1 GDP
   Henry Mercedes C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .550 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 1
Alex Diaz RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .189 .463 8 5 -0.015 0.16 0.001 -0.016 -0.4 1 0
Billy Ripken 2B-1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .275 .671 14 9 -0.003 0.12 0.006 -0.009 0.5 7 2
Benji Gil SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 .226 .593 20 11 0.018 0.09 0.021 -0.003 0.7 2 3 3B,2B
Bobby Witt P
   Julio Santana P
   Eric Moody P
   Bryan Eversgerd P
   Terry Clark P 1
Team Totals 34 1 10 1 3 3 .294 .822 117 75 -0.103 0.18 0.060 -0.164 -4.2 27 10
2B: B Gil (13, off D Serafini).
3B: B Gil (2, off D Serafini).
HR: D Cedeno (4, off T Ritchie; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).
TB: B Gil 6; D Cedeno 4; F Tatis 2; B Ripken 2; I Rodriguez; A Diaz.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (14); L Stevens (14).
RBI: D Cedeno (33).
2-out RBI: D Cedeno.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Ripken-B Gil-B Ripken; T Clark-H Mercedes-B Ripken.
E: T Clark ().

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Serafini, W (2-0) 7 7 0 0 3 3 0 0.98 28 95 58 34 7 17 6 16 3 0 63 0.104 0.24 4.1
Todd Ritchie 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.89 9 22 17 11 1 5 4 5 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.2
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 3 3 1 1.00 37 117 75 45 8 22 10 21 4 0 63 0 0 0.104 0.28 4.2

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bobby Witt, L (11-11) 0.1 6 6 6 1 0 1 4.71 8 29 17 13 0 4 1 6 5 0 14 -0.402 1.20 -6.0
Julio Santana 3.2 6 2 2 0 4 1 6.66 17 70 50 35 6 9 6 7 3 0 1 0 0.012 0.25 0.3
Eric Moody 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.96 6 30 20 12 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.005 0.05 -0.4
Bryan Eversgerd 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 20.25 7 25 13 6 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.002 0.03 -0.4
Terry Clark 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 6.22 14 42 28 27 1 0 7 6 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.7
Team Totals 9 21 11 11 5 7 2 11.00 52 196 128 93 12 23 16 24 14 0 14 1 0 -0.397 0.18 -5.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Santana (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 25,923.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 94° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Texas Rangers
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B 1 Damon Buford CF
2 Brent Brede RF 2 Tom Goodwin LF
3 Marty Cordova LF 3 Ivan Rodriguez C
4 Scott Stahoviak DH 4 Juan Gonzalez DH
5 David Ortiz 1B 5 Fernando Tatis 3B
6 Damian Miller C 6 Lee Stevens 1B
7 Todd Walker 3B 7 Alex Diaz RF
8 Pat Meares SS 8 Billy Ripken 2B
9 Rich Becker CF 9 Benji Gil SS
Dan Serafini P Bobby Witt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR MIN T. Walker B. Witt 12% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Miller Scores; Walker Scores
t1 1-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR MIN D. Miller B. Witt 10% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Cordova Scores; Stahoviak Scores; Ortiz to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN S. Stahoviak B. Witt 9% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Brede Scores; Cordova to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Witt 5% 67% Walk; Cordova to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
t4 6-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cordova Scores; Ortiz Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch B. Witt -2% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN B. Brede B. Witt 2% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN M. Cordova B. Witt 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brede to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN S. Stahoviak B. Witt 9% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Brede Scores; Cordova to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Witt 5% 67% Walk; Cordova to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
t1 1-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR MIN D. Miller B. Witt 10% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Cordova Scores; Stahoviak Scores; Ortiz to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR MIN T. Walker B. Witt 12% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ortiz Scores; Miller Scores; Walker Scores
t1 6-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN P. Meares B. Witt 1% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Julio Santana replaces Bobby Witt pitching
t1 6-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN R. Becker J. Santana 2% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares to 3B
t1 6-0 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch J. Santana -2% 90% Strikeout Looking
t1 6-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Brede J. Santana -2% 89% Strikeout Looking
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
b1 0-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Buford D. Serafini 1% 90% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b1 0-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini -1% 88% Walk
b1 0-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini 3% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 3-4-5
t2 6-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN M. Cordova J. Santana 1% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 6-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN S. Stahoviak J. Santana -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
t2 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana -1% 91% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t2 6-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Miller J. Santana -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
b2 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini 1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini 1% 92% Flyball: CF
b2 0-6 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini 1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 7-8-9
t3 6-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker J. Santana -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t3 6-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN P. Meares J. Santana 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN R. Becker J. Santana 0% 93% Wild Pitch; Meares to 2B
t3 6-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Becker J. Santana -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t3 6-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch J. Santana -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
b3 0-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini 1% 93% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
b3 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b3 0-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX B. Gil D. Serafini -1% 92% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 0-6 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O TEX D. Buford D. Serafini 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Julio Santana facing 2-3-4
t4 6-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Brede J. Santana -1% 94% Flyball: CF
t4 6-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN M. Cordova J. Santana 1% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 6-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN S. Stahoviak J. Santana -1% 93% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
t4 6-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana 0% 94% Cordova Steals 2B
t4 6-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  RR MIN D. Ortiz J. Santana 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cordova Scores; Ortiz Scores
t4 8-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Miller J. Santana 0% 97% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
t4 8-0 2 1-- 7,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker J. Santana -0% 97% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
b4 0-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
b4 0-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini 1% 98% Lineout: LF
b4 0-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini -1% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Rodriguez to 3B
b4 0-8 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rangers' Eric Moody facing 8-9-1
Eric Moody replaces Julio Santana pitching
t5 8-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN P. Meares E. Moody 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 8-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN R. Becker E. Moody 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B
t5 8-0 0 1-3 8,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch E. Moody 0% 99% Walk; Becker to 2B
t5 8-0 0 123 5,(1-2)  O MIN B. Brede E. Moody -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t5 8-0 1 123 7,(2-2)  RO MIN M. Cordova E. Moody 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meares Scores; Becker to 3B
t5 9-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O MIN S. Stahoviak E. Moody -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-9, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
b5 0-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini 0% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b5 0-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini -0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b5 0-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TEX B. Gil D. Serafini -1% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Ripken to 3B
b5 0-9 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O TEX D. Buford D. Serafini 1% 99% Flyball: SS
b5 0-9 2 -23 6,(3-2)  TEX T. Goodwin D. Serafini -0% 98% Walk
b5 0-9 2 123 2,(1-0)  O TEX I. Rodriguez D. Serafini 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 9, Rangers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-0, Rangers' Bryan Eversgerd facing 5-6-7
Bryan Eversgerd replaces Eric Moody pitching
t6 9-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Ortiz B. Eversgerd 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t6 9-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Miller B. Eversgerd -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t6 9-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Walker B. Eversgerd 0% 99% Walk
t6 9-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  MIN P. Meares B. Eversgerd 0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ortiz to 3B; Walker to 2B
t6 9-0 1 123 5,(1-2)  O MIN R. Becker B. Eversgerd -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t6 9-0 2 123 5,(3-1)  R MIN C. Knoblauch B. Eversgerd 0% 100% Walk; Ortiz Scores; Walker to 3B; Meares to 2B
Denny Hocking pinch runs for Chuck Knoblauch (2B) batting 1st
t6 10-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O MIN B. Brede B. Eversgerd -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
Denny Hocking moves from PR to 2B
b6 0-10 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX J. Gonzalez D. Serafini -0% 99% Walk
b6 0-10 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX F. Tatis D. Serafini 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b6 0-10 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO TEX L. Stevens D. Serafini 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 3-4-5
Terry Clark replaces Bryan Eversgerd pitching
Henry Mercedes replaces Lee Stevens (1B) playing C batting 6th
Billy Ripken moves from 2B to 1B
Hanley Frias replaces Tom Goodwin (LF) playing 2B batting 2nd
Marc Sagmoen replaces Ivan Rodriguez (C) playing LF batting 3rd
t7 10-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN M. Cordova T. Clark 0% 100% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left)
t7 10-0 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O MIN S. Stahoviak T. Clark -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Cordova to 2B
Chris Latham pinch runs for Marty Cordova (LF) batting 3rd
t7 10-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Ortiz T. Clark 0% 100% Walk
t7 10-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Miller T. Clark 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Latham to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
t7 10-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO MIN T. Walker T. Clark -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-10, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
Rich Becker moves from CF to LF
Chris Latham moves from PR to CF
b7 0-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TEX A. Diaz D. Serafini -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 0-10 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX B. Ripken D. Serafini -0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Diaz to 2B
b7 0-10 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O TEX B. Gil D. Serafini 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-10 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO TEX D. Buford D. Serafini 0% 100% Fly Ball Double Play: 2B unassisted (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-0, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 8-9-1
t8 10-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Meares T. Clark 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 10-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN R. Becker T. Clark 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 10-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Hocking T. Clark 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Becker to 2B
t8 10-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN B. Brede T. Clark 0% 100% Double to 1B (Line Drive); Becker Scores
t8 11-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O MIN C. Latham T. Clark 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-11, Twins' Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
Todd Ritchie replaces Dan Serafini pitching
Javier Valentin replaces Damian Miller playing C batting 6th
b8 0-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX H. Frias T. Ritchie 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 0-11 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Sagmoen T. Ritchie 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Juan Gonzalez (DH) batting 4th
b8 0-11 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX D. Cedeno T. Ritchie -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b8 1-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX F. Tatis T. Ritchie -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 1-11 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX H. Mercedes T. Ritchie 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Rangers' Terry Clark facing 4-5-6
t9 11-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN S. Stahoviak T. Clark 0% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
t9 11-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN D. Ortiz T. Clark 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stahoviak to 2B
t9 11-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Valentin T. Clark 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Stahoviak to 3B
t9 11-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO MIN T. Walker T. Clark -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-11, Twins' Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
b9 1-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TEX A. Diaz T. Ritchie 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b9 1-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX B. Ripken T. Ritchie 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 1-11 2 --- 5,(1-2)  TEX B. Gil T. Ritchie 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 1-11 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX D. Buford T. Ritchie 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 1.

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